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Thursday, 2 May 2024

A global network of unlimited possibilities

The internet is now more than 30 years old. During this time, it has developed in a direction unimaginable to those who witnessed its creation. Initia ...

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Steel

More than 1.9 billion tons of steel are produced annually.

This means that approximately 5.2 million metric tons of steel are produced every day.

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

Only one flying example of the aircraft was built.

The second planned An-225 was only partially built, with an unfinished skeleton and plating.

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Internet

YouTube was founded in February 2005 as an independent startup.

It was bought out by Google in November 2006 for $1.65 billion. In its first months of existence, th ...

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Steel

Mangalloy is an alloy steel containing 11 to 15% manganese.

Manganese is added to steel to make it tougher, stronger and more resistant to wear and abrasion. It ...

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

The An-225 Mirya has been used commercially by Ukraine’s Antonov Airlines since 2001.

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Internet

The history of the Internet dates back to the late 1960s.

The design of a global network of interconnected computers was developed by J. Licklider in 1960; t ...

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Kerosene lamp

A kerosene lamp is a lighting device that uses kerosene as fuel.

It was invented as a result of work on distilling petroleum.

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Steel

The first building constructed primarily of steel was the Home Insurance Building in Chicago, USA, completed in 1885.

The building was designed by architect William Le Baron Jenney. It had 10 stories and a height of 42 ...

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Antonov An-225 Mriya

During a flight held on 22nd March 1989, An-225 Mriya set 106 world records.

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Internet

The leading social network is Facebook with 2.7 billion active users.

In second place is YouTube (2 billion) followed by Instagram (1.15 billion), LinkedIn (766 million), TikTok (689 million), Twitter (330 million), and Snapchat (294 million).

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24 facts about Antonov An-225 Mriya

Like a phoenix from ashes

It is the heaviest though not the largest of the aircraft constructed to date. Although it was created in the communist realities of the USSR, and its ...

14 facts about steel

Just a bit of carbon changes everything

Steel is a highly versatile and durable material used in a wide range of industries, including construction, automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing. ...

12 facts about Three Gorges Dam

The biggest hydroelectric power plant on Earth

The Three Gorges Dam is most certainly one of the biggest undertakings in human history. Constructed on the Yangtze River in China, it is the largest ...

13 facts about Kerosene lamp

A Polish invention

The kerosene lamp was the invention of a brilliant pharmacist, a Pole, Ignacy Lukasiewicz. As an employee of a pharmacy selling kerosene for medical p ...